Sun Devil Women’s Tennis Readies for Top-25 Showdown in Tempe

TEMPE, Ariz. – After a brief two-match road trip, the No. 23 Sun Devil Women’s Tennis team will return to the Whiteman Tennis Center for a top-25 showdown against No. 17 San Diego (Saturday, February 4, 12 p.m. MST).

Live results and a live stream are available for fans to keep up with the action.

The Sun Devils, 6-1 for the first time to begin the season since 2020, are a perfect 5-0 at Whiteman this spring.

SUN DEVIL NOTABLES

• The Sun Devils are listed at No. 23 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Top 25 rankings, marking the fourth consecutive week they’ve held a national ranking.
• The Sun Devils are recently removed from competing at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Alabama in a field comprised of No. 15 Auburn, No. 23 UCF and UCSB. The Sun Devils were bested by the No. 23 Knights in the opening round, 4-2, before defeating the Gauchos, 5-0, the following afternoon.
• Giulia Morlet and Sedona Gallagher have been rock-solid for the Sun Devils on doubles Court 2 this spring, as they’re a team-high 5-0 to begin the season. Pair that with the Court 1 tandem of Domenika Turkovic and Patricija Spaka, the country’s No. 9 ranked pair, and the Sun Devils are a force to be reckoned with in doubles.
• Freshman Chelsea Fontenel has quickly burst onto the scene and has settled into singles Court 3. She’s tied with Marianna Argyrokastriti for most wins so far this season (6).
• Four Sun Devils have earned individual national rankings in the ITA’s preseason polls –  Giulia Morlet (No. 69), Domenika Turkovic (No. 74), Marianna Argyrokastriti (No. 84) and Sedona Gallagher (No. 95).

The Sun Devils were slated to host SMU on Friday, February 3 (11 a.m. MST), but weather conditions in the Dallas area prevented the Mustangs from traveling to Tempe.

PREVIEWING SAN DIEGO (2-1)

• The Toreros are fresh off a red-hot showing at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in which they upset No. 25 Georgia Tech (4-1) and No. 11 Cal (4-1) on consecutive days, effectively punching their ticket to the ITA Indoor National Championships.
• Three Toreros are ranked inside the ITA Top 125 individual rankings – No. 29 Solymar Colling, No. 41 Kailey Evans and No. 88 Andjela Skrobonja. Additionally, two USD doubles teams are nationally-ranked – t-53 Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith and No. 59 Dariya Detkovskaya / Andjela Skrobonja.
• The…